Today, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing in Washington, DC on “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers.” Sony posted their response to the committee's questions. See the details after the break.

Earlier today we reported on a rumor that Nintendo was making plans to offer budget-priced Wii games called "Wii Select." Now, Nintendo World Report has uncovered boxart for these games, apparently titled "Nintendo Selects," as well as retail shots of the new Wii console bundles.

EA has gobbled up another mobile-game developer. This time it is Australian-based Firemint, a privately held mobile development studio in Melbourne. The 60-person studio is responsible for such mobile games as the famous Flight Control and Real Racing.